European hazard symbols for chemicals are pictograms defined by the European Union for labeling chemical packaging (for storage and workplace) and containers (for transportation). They are standardized currently by the CLP/GHS classification.

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The European Union CLP Regulation (for “Classification, Labelling and Packaging”) was introduced as EC Regulation 1272/2008. It is based on the GHS system, to secure for “physical, health and environment hazards”.

The hazard symbols for chemicals were defined in Annex II of Directive 67/548/EEC. A consolidated list with translations into other EU languages was found in Directive 2001/59/EC (See the links section).